Jana Markley, PhD

Jana completed her PhD work in the summer of 2016, under the direction of Prof. Paul R. Hanson, at the University of Kansas, where her research focused on the synthesis P-stereogenic, phosphorus heterocycles and their use as temporary tether strategies for the total synthesis of polyol-containing natural products. She joined the Wencewicz lab in the fall of 2016, and she is currently working on the synthesis of small molecule probes of tetracycline-inactivating enzymes and the development of methods toward the synthesis of strained, 4-membered ring-containing antimicrobial targets. Outside of the lab, Jana enjoys reading and writing, going to the movies with her friends and family, and going on adventures with her “mini-me” niece, Emma. Jana’s favorite antibiotic is doxycycline (DOX), and her favorite baseball team will always be the Kansas City Royals.